'O Zio
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Ah the old "they'll make that back in shirt sales" argument. I thought that had been put to bed in about 2004?
Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires
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Ah the old "they'll make that back in shirt sales" argument. I thought that had been put to bed in about 2004?
Beni
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This is where I get the £60mill figure from.
Real Madrid have reported to want around £15million as a transfer fee, then with regards to wages it is reported Bale is on around £15mill a year. Give him a 3 year contract and our total outlay for the transfer is gonna be around £60mil.
Tucker
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I imagine he’d love the extra space having Bale in the team would create, along with how well he Son, and Bale would dove tail in attack. The three of them would score oodles of goals.
Beni
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Thats not what I said though, is it?
tiger666
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Well that's kind of my point, he can't be that willing to move if he isn't prepared to take a wage cut.
tiger666
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Why shirt sales don't even come close to paying for a transfer
The Old Lady are said to have pocketed a staggering $60m in shirt sales in the 24 hours following his unveiling alone
www.independent.co.uk
dontcallme
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Which is over a tenth of our annual turnover. Not profit, turnover.
dontcallme
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Think we're discussing at cross purposes.
topper
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To be fair a fair few posters on this site were born after 2004!
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Surely it’d give him drive to go up a notch. Though I’m not sure we need to worry about it...
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It is widely reported, and a quick google search will confirm this, that Gareth Bale earns approx £350K/per week (net), or £600K/week before taxes. Real Madrid´s outlay is in other words £31.2 million. Per year.
I don´t know how taxes work in the UK when you´re on that kind of money, but for Gareth Bale to pocket the same amount of money (the net £350k/w) an English club would probably have to pay the something in the same area as RM does now (£600k/w = £31.2M/y).
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Not if you don't pay the tax. And you can just say you're a footballer and that you're good at football and the authorities go "OK, lol, dnt wrry x"
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I've wasted far too much energy on this is the past. I'm done now. Plus it made more sense in prior seasons, now there are major concerns about his current playing level as well as covid knocking finances.
What is true is that Real Madrid are absolute morons. Not letting him go that summer he helped them win the 3rd CL on the bounce was an epic mistake, costing them £60m in wages for no perceptible return, especially this season where he never plays and just trolls them in the stands.
What is true is that Real Madrid are absolute morons. Not letting him go that summer he helped them win the 3rd CL on the bounce was an epic mistake, costing them £60m in wages for no perceptible return, especially this season where he never plays and just trolls them in the stands.
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Steffen
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Feel free to point me towards a thread about football transfers that is not a ‘waste of everyone's time and energy’. 99% of the players mentioned on the transfer forum aren’t happening.
If you don’t care about this thread, then don’t open it.
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I don't think the comment was aimed at you.
Someone else has literally just said "we'd make it back in shirt sales".
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haha
Shirt sales will make this, no it won't because they pay that, this is taxed, that isn't taxed and the cost of a walnut whip has doubled.
Despite noises to the contrary it's blatantly obvious that whatever side of the argument you sit, none of you have an actual fucking clue
If you're looking for wisdom, it's in short supply in this thread.
Well, until now
Shirt sales will make this, no it won't because they pay that, this is taxed, that isn't taxed and the cost of a walnut whip has doubled.
Despite noises to the contrary it's blatantly obvious that whatever side of the argument you sit, none of you have an actual fucking clue
If you're looking for wisdom, it's in short supply in this thread.
Well, until now
tiger666
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haha
Shirt sales will make this, no it won't because they pay that, this is taxed, that isn't taxed and the cost of a walnut whip has doubled.
Despite noises to the contrary it's blatantly obvious that whatever side of the argument you sit, none of you have an actual fucking clue
If you're looking for wisdom, it's in short supply in this thread.
Well, until now
Get back to poo jokes grandpa.
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People get very offended on here by threads they feel shouldnt exist or even worse dare to be on a part of the forum they don't deem appropriate.
Beni
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A quick google search will give you a click bait figure. If you actually look into the figures, he is on around £350k per week after tax (£18mil per year), with endorsements/sponsorship deals on top adding an additional £10mil a year with the likes of Adidas, EA Sports, Lucozade, BT Sport, Nissan Motor, Konami and Foot Locker etc
Would they all play together that much though? Harry and Garry have both had a series of injuries over the years and both miss good sections of the season. Seeing those 3 in a line up against the top teams would be amazing but the interchange with our other forwards would be pretty potent too. All goes to having a solid back 4 and a good DM. Regarding Bale i watched his prem highlights on Sky yesterday and it made me sad to think of such a talent being missing from football for the last two years while in his peak. I hope he goes somewhere and plays for the next 2-3 seasons, wherever it is - otherwise its just a complete waste and there will always be a "what if" around him despite his ridiculous trophy cabinet.
